Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-1051 Pharmacists

Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

National estimates for Pharmacists
Industry profile for Pharmacists
Geographic profile for Pharmacists

National estimates for Pharmacists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pharmacists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
325,480	0.8 %	$ 62.22	$ 129,410	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Pharmacists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 38.44	$ 59.14	$ 63.82	$ 71.04	$ 78.96
Annual Wage (2)	$ 79,950	$ 123,020	$ 132,750	$ 147,750	$ 164,230

Industry profile for Pharmacists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pharmacists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Pharmacists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pharmacists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers	139,030	12.69	$ 59.04	$ 122,790
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	82,970	1.48	$ 66.67	$ 138,670
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	23,600	0.79	$ 57.37	$ 119,340
General Merchandise Retailers	19,950	0.62	$ 65.10	$ 135,420
Outpatient Care Centers	7,570	0.74	$ 74.89	$ 155,770

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pharmacists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers	139,030	12.69	$ 59.04	$ 122,790
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	6,950	1.79	$ 63.71	$ 132,520
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	4,270	1.58	$ 64.75	$ 134,680
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	82,970	1.48	$ 66.67	$ 138,670
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	23,600	0.79	$ 57.37	$ 119,340

Top paying industries for Pharmacists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	(8)	(8)	$ 75.84	$ 157,750
Outpatient Care Centers	7,570	0.74	$ 74.89	$ 155,770
Scientific Research and Development Services	420	0.05	$ 74.29	$ 154,510
Warehousing and Storage	90	(7)	$ 71.49	$ 148,710
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,670	0.10	$ 70.00	$ 145,590

Geographic profile for Pharmacists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pharmacists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Pharmacists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of pharmacists by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Pharmacists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	34,100	1.93	0.88	$ 72.73	$ 151,280
Texas	23,600	1.82	0.83	$ 62.64	$ 130,280
Florida	22,420	2.43	1.11	$ 58.44	$ 121,560
New York	19,930	2.19	0.99	$ 62.84	$ 130,700
Pennsylvania	15,190	2.62	1.19	$ 60.48	$ 125,790

Map of location quotient of pharmacists by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia	2,360	3.48	1.58	$ 57.21	$ 119,000
Mississippi	3,220	2.85	1.29	$ 58.59	$ 121,860
Alabama	5,650	2.82	1.28	$ 60.49	$ 125,820
Kentucky	5,320	2.80	1.27	$ 61.26	$ 127,410
South Dakota	1,220	2.80	1.27	$ 61.73	$ 128,390

Map of annual mean wages of pharmacists by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Pharmacists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	34,100	1.93	0.88	$ 72.73	$ 151,280
Alaska	520	1.68	0.76	$ 70.39	$ 146,400
Oregon	3,660	1.93	0.88	$ 68.00	$ 141,440
Washington	7,150	2.10	0.95	$ 66.63	$ 138,580
Minnesota	6,630	2.35	1.07	$ 65.84	$ 136,950

Map of employment of pharmacists by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pharmacists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	20,410	2.22	1.01	$ 63.79	$ 132,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,740	2.09	0.95	$ 69.55	$ 144,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,690	2.19	1.00	$ 60.81	$ 126,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,050	2.55	1.16	$ 62.13	$ 129,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,620	1.74	0.79	$ 62.35	$ 129,690
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,230	2.04	0.93	$ 64.07	$ 133,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	6,190	2.36	1.07	$ 60.19	$ 125,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,880	2.16	0.98	$ 61.26	$ 127,410
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,740	2.58	1.17	$ 61.57	$ 128,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,530	2.04	0.93	$ 60.83	$ 126,520

Map of location quotient of pharmacists by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Morgantown, WV	430	6.73	3.06	$ 51.88	$ 107,910
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	230	5.71	2.60	$ 58.67	$ 122,040
Rochester, MN	630	5.37	2.44	$ 70.75	$ 147,150
Iowa City, IA	370	4.12	1.87	$ 58.40	$ 121,460
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	490	3.86	1.75	$ 56.59	$ 117,710
Beckley, WV	150	3.79	1.72	$ 55.26	$ 114,940
Springfield, IL	380	3.78	1.72	$ 59.69	$ 124,140
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1,010	3.76	1.71	$ 58.23	$ 121,110
Fargo, ND-MN	520	3.74	1.70	$ 58.24	$ 121,150
Charleston, WV	370	3.70	1.68	$ 55.08	$ 114,570